Samir al Quntar, Lebanese militant and former member of the Palestine Liberation Front, he served 29 years in prison for killing Israeli soldiers and for abducting and murdering a father and his four-year-old daughter. He was freed in July 2008 as part of a prisoner swap with Hizbollah

Shirley Phelps-Roper, member of the far-right Westboro Baptist Church in America

Michael Savage, right-wing American radio host, real name Michael Weiner, whose shows often contain anti-gay, anti-Muslim and anti-immigration statements

Yusuf al Qaradawi, controversial Muslim cleric, whose outspoken views on religion and sexuality have provoked criticism from Jewish groups and the gay community, but it is his consistent defence of Palestinian suicide attacks that has earned him condemnation in the West

Omar Bakri, radical Islamic preacher, caused outrage in the wake of the 2005 London bombings after saying he would not inform police if he knew Muslims were planning attacks. He left the UK in 2005 and was told he would not be allowed to return

Saudi national Omar bin Laden, son of al Qaeda leader Osama bin Laden, was banned from coming to Britain to marry his English fiancee in 2009, following an appeal against a decision to refuse him entry in 2008 on a fiance’s visa

American singer Chris Brown was in June 2010 denied a visa to visit the UK because of his infamous assault on his ex Rihanna

Louis Farrakhan, leader of the Nation of Islam, has been banned from Britain since 1986 by successive Home Secretaries. The Government claims he could threaten public order if he is allowed to enter Britain

Israeli politician Moshe Feiglin, a former member of the right-leaning Likud Party, he left the party in January 2015 to form his own. He was banned by the British government on the grounds his presence “would not be conducive to the public good”

Pamela Geller, president of the American Freedom Defense Initiative, which is known for buying advertising space in cities across the US criticising Islam

US pastor Terry Jones sparked outrage when he announced plans by his Florida-based church to burn copies of the Koran to the mark the anniversary of the 9/11 attacks on America

French comedian Dieudonne M’bala M’bala has found himself at the centre of numerous anti-Semitism rows, notably for his controversial quenelle ‘salute’, which many people believe is an anti-Semitic gesture as it has loose similarities to the Nazi salute

Zimbabwe’s president, Robert Mugabe, had a travel ban imposed on him by the EU and US in 2002 over abuses linked to national elections.

American rapper Busta Rhymes, real name is Trevor George Smith Jr, was refused entry and detained at London City Airport in September 2008 due to “unresolved convictions in the USA” after arriving in the UK to play a charity gig. He was released on the orders of a judge

In June 2013, the UK Government urged airlines worldwide not to allow ex-CIA employee Edward Snowden, who leaked details of a secret US internet surveillance programme, to board flights to Britain

US lifestyle guru Martha Stewart was denied permission to enter the UK in June 2008 because of a 2004 conviction in the US for obstructing justice when she was jailed for five months for lying to investigators about a share sale

Boxer and convicted rapist Mike Tyson cancelled a series of appearances in London in December 2013 to promote his autobiography after finding out UK immigration laws bar anyone who has been sentenced to more than four years in prison from entering the country